The US federal government secures a massive Google Gemini AI deal at $0.47 per agency

Google Gemini will soon power federal operations across the United States government following a sweeping new agreement between the General Services Administration (GSA) and Google that delivers comprehensive AI capabilities at unprecedented pricing. The “Gemini for Government” offering, announced by GSA, represents one of the most significant government…

Huawei Cloud’s broad, open approach wins it Gartner honours

The big three cloud providers tend to snap up the majority of hosting honours for containerised workflows. Google, AWS, and Microsoft are the de facto hosting providers, as you might expect, with Red Hat, Alibaba, and SUSE comprising the other household names in the microservices space….

Rachel James, AbbVie: Harnessing AI for corporate cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is in the midst of a fresh arms race, and the powerful weapon of choice in this new era is AI. AI offers a classic double-edged sword: a powerful shield for defenders and a potent new tool for those with malicious intent. Navigating this complex…

Proton’s privacy-first Lumo AI assistant gets a major upgrade

The privacy defenders at Proton have deployed an upgrade to their AI assistant, Lumo, that promises faster and more intelligent responses. AI assistants can be incredibly useful for drafting emails, planning a trip, or just satisfying a random curiosity, but there’s always that nagging feeling that…

How AI servers are transforming Taiwan’s electronics manufacturing giants

The revenue charts tell a story that would have seemed impossible just three years ago: AI servers are now generating more money than iPhones for Taiwan’s manufacturing giants. For the first time in decades, Taiwan’s manufacturing titans are watching their bread-and-butter consumer electronics businesses get overtaken…

Gen AI makes no financial difference in 95% of cases

Stocks in US AI technology companies fell in value at the close of trading yesterday, with the NASDAQ Composite index down 1.4%. Among those losing value were Palantir, down 9.4% and Arm Holdings down 5%. According to the Financial Times [paywall], Tuesday saw the biggest one-day…

Google Cloud unveils AI ally for security teams

Google Cloud believes the answer to overworked security teams isn’t just more tools, but an AI-powered ally. At its Security Summit 2025, Google laid out its vision for a future where AI frees up human security experts from tedious work to focus on what matters most….